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falaqa

falaqa is the alternative form of falaka.

Meaning of falaka

Noun

falaka (usually uncountable, plural falakas)

  1. (usually) A torture method consisting of whipping a person's bare feet.
    • Although technically forbidden, the torture of prisoners through falaka, beating on the soles of the feet or the back of the legs, is very widely practiced in Iran.1995, Kate Millett, The Politics of Cruelty: An Essay on the Literature of Political Imprisonment

Questions about falaqa

What is falaqa the alternative form of?
Falaqa is the alternative form of falaka.

Words near falaqa in the dictionary

  1. Falangist
  2. Falangists
  3. falangs
  4. falanouc
  5. falanoucs
  6. falaqa
  7. Falasca
  8. Falascas
  9. Falasha
  10. Falasteen
  11. Falastin

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